Pornography? Profanity? Violence ? Brutality ?
These are the common words used to describe the youths of today. Delinquency issues like playing truant, pornography addiction, premarital sex, gangsterism, vandalism have been headlines in the newspapers. What are we foreseeing as citizens, if these continue to snatch away our country's hope in emerging to the eyes of the world? Who will then be leading the country? Now, this is a serious issue that has been haunting the government to further enforced online censorship.
Pornography is one of the prior reasons on why online censorship was reinforced. There are millions of pornographic sites, and they also happen to be the most advertised sites. Even children end up having access to pornographic material on the Internet. Porn sites stir up and arouse their sexual desire that cause one to act in an impulsive behavior and manner. Teenage hood is the stage where a teenager starts to discover themselves. This is the moment when they are easily been curious to their physical body, emotional feelings, BGR (boy-girl-relationships) and self esteem.
The advancement of internet makes it so convenient to search for something. Just a-click-away, and the information you sought after just appeared. Out of curiosity, teenagers go online to find out the hidden mystery of the unspoken taboo word. There it started, continued with pornography addiction. As the saying goes, "Curiosity kills the cat”. This definitely erodes moral values and results in increases in teen pregnancy, rape, sexual abuse, immorality, infidelity, masturbation and other social problems.
The negative effects of pornography is teen pregnancy which has been increasing from year to year.
Sexual activity has been found to be an indicator of a larger lifestyle pattern of unhealthy risk behaviors, including using tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs, and being involved in violence. According to a study of youth ages 12 to 16 published in Pediatrics, found no virginal boys were four times more likely to smoke and six times more likely to have ever used alcohol than boys who were virgins. Pornography is the root of all these social problems and has to be resolved before it gets critical.
The hot cases of Nurin and Sharlinie have shocked the nation, how rebellious and immoral one can be. Online censorship has to be reinforced to disentangle the worsening of youth issues. I believe, parental guidance, education, society and the government plays a part in developing high morality between the youths today. Do you agree that online censorship should be reinforced? Do share your opinion..
For more information, visit Online Victimization of Youth
References
World Assembly of Youth official website, Youth in Internet , Speech by Datuk Seri Hj Mohd Rustam, Chief Minister of Melaka and President of the World Assembly of Youth [Online, doc], Retrieved 2 February 2009
URL: http://www.way.org.my/Speeches/Korea%20-%20August%202005%20-.doc
Thornburgh, Dick and S. Lin, Herbert (2002), Youth, Pornography and the Internet , National Academy Press, Washington DC
I agree! The younger generation is the leaders of the future....Therefore, parents, please pay more ttention on your kids....
ReplyDeleteThis is so much true..kid's and teenager's online activities should be monitored to avoid such problem to increase....Everyone has to move fast to make a better tomorrow.. =)
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